Join us on Main Street on August 20th for a fun, festive event that brings downtown Gloucester to life! A portion of Main Street is closed off and festivities are held from 6:00 – 10:00 PM. Music, entertainment, outdoor dining and shopping. This family-friendly event has something for everyone! Follow on Facebook for details on activities and performers later this week.

The 36th Annual Gloucester Waterfront Festival will be held at Stage Fort Park on August 20 and 21. View the works of Juried Artists and Craftsmen from throughout the U.S.A. Continuous live music, traditional New England Seafood, a fabulous pancake breakfast and Antique Cars complement this picture perfect seaport event!

It will be an exciting weekend in Gloucester with lots to do – we look forward to seeing you there!

July’s Gloucester Block Party was a great one!!  People filled the street to support the Main Street Merchants and enjoy the wonderful vendors and entertainment. Save the date to join us on Main Street on Saturday, August 20 for the next Block Party event!

Visit gloucesterblockparty.com for vendor info and schedules of performances as we get closer to the August Block Party.  You can also follow along for updates on Facebook and Instagram!

Chamber Auction Thursday, July 14: A Celebration of Cape Ann!
Includes a Special FREE Auction Preview Event on Wendesday, July 13.
Register Here.

The Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Auction celebrates its 29th run on Thursday, July 14 beginning at 5:00 PM at The Essex Room at Woodman’s, 125R Main Street, Essex. For added fun a FREE Auction Preview/Business After Hours, will also be held at The Essex Room, on Wednesday, July 13 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. This special Auction Preview evening will be a great opportunity to mingle with friends, preview this year’s Live Auction treasures and get an early start on Silent Auction bidding.

This Thursday’s main event will bring together bidders from across Cape Ann and the North Shore in hopes of going home with marquee auction items. Led by committee chair Tony Corrao, the auction committee’s preparations are humming along. Over $100,000 worth of donated items are already in hand and great new packages have been arriving daily from Chamber members and friends.

“This is one of the premier summer gatherings on Cape Ann,” said Carol Morse, a staunch supporter of the Chamber Auction for many years, adding: “This year’s Auction promises to be another great success and one of the best nights of the summer.”

Original paintings by Cape Ann’s leading artists, including Ken Knowles, Robert Gruppe, John Terelak, and Carole Loiacono; tickets to Red Sox, Bruins and Patriots games; exciting trips and adventures, including a South Africa Photo Safari; many vacation packages to fun places, including New Hampshire’s White Mountains, Portland, ME, Niagara Falls and Newport, RI; a select Afghanistan rug from Landry & Arcari; a beverage center from Doyon’s; and great shop and dine packages from Cape Ann shops and eateries are just some of the auction highlights. Plenty of other fun and unique items will also be up for bid.

For a complete list of auction items and to register to attend please visit capeannchamber.com or call 978-283-1601. Tickets for the 29th annual Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce Auction on Thursday, July 14 are $30 per individual or $300 for a reserved table of 10. The 29th Annual Cape Ann Chamber Auction is sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank.

Gloucester’s Summer Block Parties have become a Cape Ann Classic, and the Cape Ann Chamber is excited to be presenting three Block Parties this summer in partnership with the City of Gloucester. The first one will be Saturday, July 16th. From 6 PM 10 PM on Main Street, party-goers will enjoy al fresco dining, live outdoor entertainment, free children’s activities, and street performers for a fun night on the town. The Block Parties offer local shopping, food and non-stop fun!

Visit gloucesterblockparty.com for a schedule of performers! You can also follow along on Facebook and Instagram.

This past week we celebrated ribbon cuttings with three local businesses.  Tonno Restaurant in Gloucester had a ribbon cutting ceremony to kick off their grand opening in the afternoon on Friday, June 17. Later that evening, 7th Wave Restaurant had a ribbon cutting to celebrate new General Manager Natasha Khan and Executive Chef Zac Tran bringing on a new menu concept.  Monday afternoon, June 20, The Brass Monkey welcomed family, friends and customers to join in their ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration.

BIG THINGS are happening on Cape Ann this year!  We are excited to welcome you all and wish you great success!

Tonno

7th Wave

The Brass Monkey

The Chamber has some exciting ribbon cuttings coming up on Cape Ann.  We’ll be at 7th Wave Restaurant, Tonno Restaurant and The Brass Monkey with our big scissors and ribbon!  We invite you all to join!

The Chamber will hold a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Tonno Restaurant at 2 Main Street in Gloucester on Friday, June 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM. The ribbon cutting will celebrate the grand opening of the restaurant.

Later that night, June 17 at 7:00 PM, we’ll be in at 7 Tuna Wharf in Rockport for a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at 7^th Wave Restaurant . The ribbon cutting will celebrate the grand re-opening and of the restaurant and New Concept Menu under new owners, Natasha Kahn and Zac Tran.

The Brass Monkey is having a grand opening celebration at 85 Main Street in Gloucester on Monday, June 20, 2015 at 5:00 PM. Their newly renovated space is open for business with an eclectic mix of goods.

We are excited about all three of these new ventures on Cape Ann.  Join us to celebrate!

YOUR CAPE, YOUR PLATE – We are in the homestretch for putting these iconic plates on the road! Have you been meaning to order your Cape Ann License Plate and just haven’t gotten around to it? Now is the time to give us a call! We need your help to get the pates on the road. We have UNDER 100 to go and we can submit to the registry and put the plates into production! Order yours today by calling the Chamber at 978-283-1601 or apply online. Proceeds go back to our communities.

Get your foursome together and join us at Bass Rocks Golf Course for the 2016 Cape Ann Chamber Education and Scholarship Golf Tournament!  The tournament is on Monday, May 16, 2016 with a shotgun start at 1:00 PM.  This annual event benefits education initiatives on Cape Ann as well as Chamber scholarships for local high school students. The tournament features delicious treats out on the course, great raffle items, a special giveaway, an awards dinner and more.  Don’t miss out!

Register Here to play in the Golf Tournament.

There are still sponsorship opportunities available for this event. Contact Kerry McKenna at the Chamber to become a sponsor.  978-283-1601.

Tournament Features:
Low Gross & Net Prizes, Closets to the Pin, Longest Drive, Closest to the Line’Raffle Including a set of irons, Hole in One wins a new car from Sudbay Motor Group*

Fee includes cart, greens fee, clubhouse facilities, fun snacks throughout the course, ticket to the awards dinner and a special giveaway.

Cape Ann – We are seeking YOUR SUPPORT in this final push to get the Cape Ann License Plate on the road! Please share with friends and family – we only need 150 more applications in to be able to submit to the registry! Sign up here http://bit.ly/1EazCYR.
Our contributions directly support the communities of Cape Ann!

We can easily sign you up right over the phone!  Call the Chamber today at 978-283-1601.

The Cape Ann License Plate is a wonderful way to support our region. Proceeds from the license plate will be used to benefit promotion, economic development and education initiatives for Cape Ann and the Cape Ann communities of Essex, Gloucester, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport.

This Thursday – St. Patrick’s Day – is the Chamber’s 17th Annual Irish Sweepstakes event!  Join us at the Gloucester House Restaurant from 5:00-7:00 PM for the sweepstakes drawing and a traditional Irish Dinner!  We only have a few tickets left at the office.  Call or stop in the Chamber to get yours today. 978-283-1601.

There will be a total of $20,000 in Prizes with the grand prize of $10,000!

The breakdown of prizes is as follows:
Grand Prize: $10,000
Second Prize: $2,500
Third Prizes: (5) $1,000
Fourth Prizes:$ (5) $500
Total: $20,000!

The party will feature a 50/50 raffle, a traditional Irish dinner and a cash bar.
Your ticket will admit the bearer and one guest.

Tickets are $100 each
Limited to 400 tickets